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India US FDA India Office Director Sarah McMullen discusses the importance of maintaining India’s role as a global supplier of low-cost generics while also navigating the complexities of innovating and producing more complex pharmaceutical products. She notes that increased product complexity will inevitably lead to more regulatory challenges, emphasizing the need…

Africa Medicines for Africa’s Lenias Hwenda argues that the success of the much-talked-about African Medicines Agency hinges on a critical mass of African national regulators achieving WHO Level 3 maturity status. While acknowledging the importance of international actors in making this happen, Hwenda argues that – if the African Medicines Agency…

Saudi Arabia Since joining Moderna as its first ex-US commercial employee in Spring 2020, Dan Staner has played a leading role in developing what is now one of the world’s top 20 biggest pharma companies. Speaking exclusively to PharmaBoardroom, Staner describes how Moderna has been able to fashion a new, optimised company…

China In 2023, the first full year after the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) set a new record by approving the highest number of new drugs in China in a single year, write Chunrong Yu of Gracell Biotechnologies and Xu Wang of Novo Nordisk (China) Pharmaceuticals in the…

Europe The EMA’s Peter Arlett looks back on two years of the Accelerating Clinical Trials in the European Union (ACT EU) initiative which aims to improve the environment for clinical trials in the EU by transforming how trials are initiated, designed, and run. In conversation following DIA Europe 2024 in Brussels,…

China Chinese biotech Jacobio has made remarkable strides in pioneering first-in-class drug research, with their SHP2 inhibitor project only the second globally to initiate a clinical trial for a novel target and eventually licensed to AbbVie for approximately USD one billion in 2020. Chairman and CEO Dr Wang Yinxiang outlines Jacobio’sstrategic…

Pharma Legal Handbook An intro to the legal situation for regulatory, pricing and reimbursement in Russia. Prepared in association with Lidings, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.     1. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction…

Pharma Legal Handbook All about preclinical and clinical trial requirements in Russia. Prepared in association with Lidings, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.     1. Are clinical trials required to be conducted locally as a condition (stated or…

Pharma Legal Handbook Learn more about marketing, manufacturing, packaging & labeling, and advertising in Russian pharma. Prepared in association with Lidings, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.     1. What is the authorization process for the marketing of…

Pharma Legal Handbook A brief overview of the situation regarding traditional medicines and OTC products in Russia. Prepared in association with Lidings, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.     1. What are the regulatory requirements for traditional,…

Pharma Legal Handbook The lowdown on the situation regarding the product liability in Russian Pharma. Prepared in association with Lidings, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.     1. What types of liability are recognized in your jurisdiction?…

Pharma Legal Handbook All about patents and trademarks in Russia. Prepared in association with Lidings, a leading global law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia, available to purchase here for GBP 99.     1. What are the basic requirements to obtain patent and trademark protection? PATENTS The Russian law…